The French Quarter Easter Parade and Gay Easter Parade both roll Sunday, bringing festive fashion, floats, and music to the ...

A new report urges changes to make Bourbon Street safer after a deadly New Year’s Day attack, including turning the New ...

Carnival season is in full effect and has been for weeks. Now, it's almost time for Mardi Gras! Beginning as a religious holiday observed prior to the Christian Lenten season, Mardi Gras has since ...

Looking for something to do on April Fool's Day? You can check out this parade or even join the krewe! Here's what you need to know.

China, the source of most parade throws, was the target of some of the highest import duties. On Wednesday, Trump added a 34% tariff to the 20% already in place, a move that may cause the cost of ...

Easter is a week away, ending 40 days of repentance and fasting for Christians known as Lent. In New Orleans, the contrast ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the ...

A PAT ON THE BACK AFTER A SUCCESSFUL CARNIVAL SEASON IN MARDI GRAS. NO CITY DOES IT BETTER. ONE WHERE PUBLIC SAFETY WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. AS THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS WELCOMED NEARLY A MILLION ...

In New Orleans, the contrast from Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday to Ash Wednesday and weeks of reflection is particularly stark, as member station WWNO's Rosemary Westwood reports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC ...

For 40 days every spring, Christians observe the season of repentance and fasting known as Lent. In New Orleans, the change from Mardi Gras to Lent is striking.